CEU calls on govt to start talks with university

Budapest (MTI) – Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) has called on the government to begin talks with the institution with a view to finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest.

Earlier this month, parliament passed a package of amendments to the law on higher education that the CEU, founded by US financier George Soros, has said would make its continued operations in Budapest impossible.

The law stipulates that foreign universities operating in Hungary must also pursue educational activities in their country of origin and an intergovernmental contract should be signed to regulate their operations.

The talks between the government and CEU must also include experts on higher education, the university said in a statement.

The CEU said that ever since the emergence of the original bill, it had been asking the government to start talks in good faith with the university so that a solution to the current situation could be found. But instead, they are constantly faced with false accusations and untrue statements, the CEU added, calling on the government to change its approach to the issue.